Twin domains modulate light-matter interactions in metal halide perovskites

Liu, Yongtao; Li, Mingxing; Wang, Miaosheng; Collins, Liam; Ievlev, Anton V.; Jesse, Stephen; Xiao, Kai; Hu, Bin; Belianinov, Alex; Ovchinnikova, Olga S.

doi:10.1063/1.5127866

Twin domains modulate light-matter interactions in metal halide perovskites

Journal Article · Thu Jan 09 23:00:00 EST 2020 · APL Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5127866· OSTI ID:1606786

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)

Despite the extensive insights gained in how the microstructure impacts the device performance of metal halide perovskites (MHPs), little is known about the effect of the ferroelastic twin domains on the optoelectronic properties of MHPs. In this work, the effect of the ferroelastic twin domains on the photoluminescence (PL) behavior of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ is investigated by correlating measurements from multiple microscopies. PL spectra and the confocal PL lifetime maps reveal no difference in wavelength of emitted light and decay dynamics between the neighboring domains, whereas PL intensity is different. We propose that the PL intensity variation is induced by the difference in light-matter interactions between neighboring domains. These results suggest that the effect of ferroelastic twin domains on the intrinsic PL behavior is negligible. We expect that this work will stimulate researchers to further explore the impact of twin domains on the photophysical properties of MHPs.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1606786

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1614696
OSTI ID: 1582095

Journal Information:: APL Materials, Journal Name: APL Materials Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2166-532X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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